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I don’t have any negative amounts in Part 3.  Like I said, I did an online chat with another TurboTax expert and she couldn’t figure out the issue.  Is there an issue with this form on TurboTax to where it’s not completely filling out Part 1 of the form.

No, the standard deduction does not include the additional amount.  This additional amount is reported on Form 1040 Line 13b.     One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act: Tax deductions for working Americans and seniors

Are you preparing a resident VA return, @user17726634755 ?   And can you tell me what you do see on that screen (Here's the income that VA handles differently)?      If you already visited that section, it will move up to the top of the page, see example below.    

Please be advised that, absent adequate and timely remediation of the deficiencies described herein, I am prepared to pursue all available legal remedies, including but not limited to the initiation of a class action proceeding on behalf of similarly situated users. Specifically, Intuit Inc. and/or its TurboTax division is hereby called upon to: a) Issue a widely disseminated public statement, including but not limited to a formal press release, acknowledging the company’s awareness of the material defects affecting cryptocurrency tax reporting functionality within its software platform; b) Provide a definitive and binding commitment, specifying an exact remediation date by which said functionality shall be fully restored and operational; c) Expressly acknowledge that manual entry of cryptocurrency transactions does not constitute a reasonable, adequate, or commercially acceptable workaround or remedy for the platform’s deficiencies — particularly with respect to users maintaining extensive transaction histories; and d) Commit to providing full indemnification and/or appropriate compensation to any affected users who incur IRS penalties, interest, or late-filing consequences proximately caused by the company’s failure to deliver a functional product within the applicable tax filing deadlines. This notice is provided in good faith and with the expectation of prompt response and remediation.

All of the states are dealing with the federal tax law changes from last summer. They had to decide which laws they wanted to follow and which to ignore. Then all of the software had to be changed. Most states are doing a review of returns that filed any of the new federal credits to see if the state portion was handled properly. 

Since it's the same policy number, you should enter it as one single 1095-A form in TurboTax. You will need to adjust the monthly rows to show who was on the plan during which months.   Delete the duplicate: Go to Tax Tools > Tools > Delete a form and remove both 1095-A entries to start with a clean slate.  Start one 1095-A entry: Enter the policy information exactly as it appears in Part I. The "Shared Policy" Checkbox: When the software asks, "Was this policy shared with someone who is not on your tax return?", check YES. Allocate by Month:   For Jan–March: You will allocate a percentage to your son (e.g., if there were 2 people on the plan, you might allocate 50% to him and 50% to you). For April–May: Since he wasn't on the policy, you allocate 0% to him and 100% to yourself. For June–Dec: Switch back to the shared allocation (e.g., 50/50).   How to handle the "Manual" Monthly Entry TurboTax often asks if the amounts were the same every month. Select "No." This will open a grid where you can see January through December. For your return: Enter 100% of the values for the months he was not on the plan, and your agreed-upon percentage (e.g., 50%) for the months he was on it. For his return: He will enter the same 1095-A info but only enter values for the months he was covered (using his percentage), leaving the other months at $0.   A "Safe Harbor" Shortcut (Since APTC is $0) If your son is not claiming the Premium Tax Credit on his own return (for example, if his income is too high or he doesn't need the credit), you can often simplify this significantly:   Report the entire 1095-A on your return and do not mark it as a shared policy. Since there were no advance payments to "reconcile," the IRS primarily cares that the 1095-A is accounted for. If you paid 100% of the premiums and he isn't claiming a credit, claiming 100% on your return is generally acceptable and avoids the "shared policy" math headache.

This is copied from Iowa 1040 Expanded Instructions for Schedule 1, Line 7, regarding the modification to subtract retirement income from federal taxable income:   Note:  Distributions from the following plans are not eligible for the retirement income exclusion: (1) Nonqualified deferred compensation plans   (2) Nonqualified annuities - Most nonqualified annuity distributions will report a code of “D” in box 7 on federal form 1099-R   The program includes all 1099-R distributions, regardless of whether they are IRA Code 7 (qualified) distributions, or whether they are non-IRA Code D (non-qualified) distributions.     I'm thinking the non-qualified distributions should not be included.  I used override to change the amount, but the program has changed it back again.  In the end, it makes no difference to my return, as the Iowa taxable income is a negative regardless of whether or not the non-qualified annuity income is included on Schedule 1, Line 7.   Am I missing something? Barb

Open form 8829. Go to Part II figure your allowable deduction.  Next go to line 8 calculation smart worksheet. A enter date you began.  B. This is where you enter 100%. Still say this is a programming issue since they ask this question in the data entry process but then ignore your answer.  Good luck. 

Yes, wash sales should always be entered separately. Making two separate entries to keep the wash sale separated is key and a good plan.  Some information below may be helpful now and in the future.   Wash sales cannot be combined into section totals.  They should be entered individually so that you can track your cost basis and know when you are allowed to use the information on a final sale.   Wash Sale Rule Defined: A wash sale occurs when an investor sells or trades a security at a loss, and within 30 days before or after, buys another one that is substantially similar. It also happens if the individual sells the security at a loss, and their spouse or a company they control buys a substantially similar security within 30 days. The wash-sale rule prevents taxpayers from deducting a capital loss on the sale against the capital gain of other stock. Affect on Cost Basis: The loss that occurs on a wash sale is added to the cost basis of the shares purchased that created the wash sale. When all shares are sold and there is no repurchase, that increased cost basis will be used in full and used to determine gain or loss. As long as you are tracking the wash sales and are not using them on the tax return when you are not allowed, then you can simply enter the same cost basis as the selling price. This will  reconcile your tax return with your Form 1099-B Proceeds which is what the IRS is comparing.   Wash Sale ends: The wash sale disallowed is not added to the net gain/loss rather it is adjusted and suspended so that it does not affect the total gain or loss for any pending wash sales.  The rub is that the broker only knows when a wash sale occurs, not when a wash sale no longer exists. This can spill over between two tax years.  Likewise you can have a wash sale during a tax year, and then fully dispose of the stock in the same year which would eliminate the wash sale rule for the final sale of the same stock.    It's up to you to know when you no longer have to consider the wash sale rule.    Example:  X bought 5 shares of ZZZ stock, at $5 per share, then sold it for $3 per share, however immediately before the original 3 shares were sold, X bought another 5 shares at $5.00 per share.        $25 for the first block of shares        15 is the proceeds creating a $10 loss  The $10 loss is now added to the cost of the new shares for an overall cost basis of $35.     Once the second block of shares is sold (5 shares with cost basis of $30) without any repurchase with in the 60 day window (30 days before or 30 days after the sale), and if they are sold at a loss, then no wash sale exists on the sale, and a loss is allowed.

Yes I have to agree, I bought the Desktop version because I read somewhere that the desktop was the one able to import the csv....but that was completely wrong, turned out both online and desktop does not work! I'm getting a little nervous as my whole tax filing is waiting on this one issue, I'm ready to file otherwise. I have over 3000 transactions, there is no way I'm entering that manually, that's an insane amount of work and defeats the purpose to having a software solution in the first place! Turbotax please provide us an update, thank you.